Elon Musk he was enjoying It was made public even before the polls closed on Tuesday night. As the evening wore on, the tech billionaire became both more brazen and more triumphant. “The future will be like this ” he wrote above a photo of himself talking to the president-elect. Donald Trump and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship Veal White. “Let that sink in,” he added. a breast in the Oval Office late Tuesday night.

Musk has a lot to celebrate from Tesla’s rise stock price to continue tax deductions Trump made promises to corporations and ultra-rich households. The Republican megadonor, who lost almost $120 million during Trump’s reelection effort, is now poised to take on a major role in Trump’s second administration. His various companies are also ready to make billions There are dollars in federal contracts under the Trump administration, and the new administration could potentially restrict those deals. numerous investigations and other regulatory actions taken by federal agencies against business interests. “The future will be amazing,” Musk said. wrote Wednesday morning, next to a picture of a SpaceX rocket.

Time will tell how “fantastic” the future will seem to those who are not billionaires. Trump has said he wants to task Musk with leading a new government efficiency commission. 2 trillion dollars from the federal budget. leading economists and Musk himselfBoth warned that levels of austerity could cause widespread economic hardship for Americans. There are also significant questions about how Musk used his wealth and public influence ahead of the election.

two cases now they claim Musk and his pro-Trump political action committee are violating state or federal laws on $1 million a day so called lottery. Under Musk, X (formerly Twitter) has also become a communications hub. misinformationwith Two recent studies We found that the platform supports right-wing content. Musk appeared to mock those criticisms on Tuesday and Wednesday. insistent He said that X was a bastion of truth and falsely claimed that “the old media is brutally lying to the public”. On a Tuesday evening live broadcastMusk promised that the pro-Trump PAC will continue to operate after the election and will “heavily influence” future races.

in it acceptance speech Trump called Musk a “new star,” a “great guy” and a “super genius,” according to his supporters. “We must protect our geniuses,” he added. “We don’t have that many.”